Record book



wl B. WHITE 1,979,019

RECORD BOOK Filed June 6, 1952 Patented oci. 3o, 1934 ortica RECORD1500K` william B. White, Nashviue, Tenn., assignor to Marshall & BruceCompany, Nashville, Tenn. .f a corporation of Tenne SSCe ApplicationJune s, 1932, serial No. 615,559

7 Claims.

Vapertures in the impaling posts.

10 'Ihe invention comprises thejnovel structure and combination of partshereinafter' described and more particularly pointed out and dened inthe appended claims.

1 In the accompanying drawing which illustrates l5 a preferred form ofthis invention and in which similar 'reference numerals referto'similarleatures in the different views:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary end elevational view of a record binder withone cover thrown back- 20 wardly and involving this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary and enlarged sectional view taken through thepintle slide casing substantially upon the line II-II of Figure 1,

looking in the direction of the arrow.

25 Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken through the rear endofthe casing for the pintle slide showing the latter in elevation.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary' sectional view taken upon thelinevIV-IV of Figure 2.

:i In connection with this invention, there is illustrated a recordbinder consisting of a cover member structure comprising aback member 1to which pintle slide casings 2 are attached. The usual cover members 3are hinged to the `back as 25 vis well'known in the art. Each of thecasingsv 2 hasl suitable notches 4 in its forward edge for receivingtheends of impaling posts -5 which, are provided withpsuitable apertures6 for receiving the pintles 7 on the pintle slides 8. l'I'he 0 pintleYslides 8 project beyond one end of the casing where they are providedwith a rightangle finger portion 9.

In the present 'instance,lthe binder is shown with a casing and a pintleslide upon each side 5 thereof. It will, however, be understood that asingle pintle slide may be used if desired. As the casings`and pintleslides aresubstantially duplicate except that one is right-hand and theother is left-hand, only one of them need be 50 described.

In referring to Figure 2, it will be noted that a spring yoke 10 ismounted within the casing and is provided with oppositely extending arms10a. ,One arm 10a terminates in curved shoulder 55 11 which is locatedin a recess 8a in the pintle (Cl. 12S-24) slide 8 and is adapted forengaging either the shoulder 12 or the shoulder 13 in the ends of thenotch or recess 8a as will later more fully appear. The other arm 10a ofthe spring yoke carries a rearwardly extending portion or arm 14 which60 is located in a vrecess 15 cut in the edge of the pintle slide 8. Acoil spring 16 in abutting relation with the rear shoulder of the recess15 surrounds the portion 14. The two arms 10a merge into an eyelet 17which extends through the back e5 of the binder and is anchored by meansof a strap 18 which is fastened by a rivet 19 extending into the back ofthe binder.

In referring to Figure 3, it will be noted that a pin 20 extends throughthe casing 2 and serves 70 as a stop for the pintle slide 8, the rearend of which is adapted to abut pin 20 when it is pushed inwardly to itsfull operative position. When the slide is in its full operativeposition, the shoulder l1 on the spring yoke will of course 75 be nolonger located in the notch 8a but will be positioned against the edgeof the slide 8 at a point a short distance rearwardly of the rearshoulder of the notch l5. However, when the pin ,20, which may be in theform of a screw, is requ moved, the slide 8 can be pushed rearwardlyuntilthe shoulder 11 on the spring yoke engages -in the long notch 15and is adapted for engaging the rear shoulder of such notch 15 forpermanent- `ly locking the slide 8 from any forward movement 85 with theresult that the binder becomes permanently locked. This permanentlockingu feature of the binder is very desirable when the binder hasbeen filled and it is desired to store the same away for safekeeping.` 9In the operation oi'this binder, the pintle slide 8 may be pulledoutwardly by grasping the ringer portionl 9 until the shoulder 11 on thelock spring yoke 10 engages the rear shoulder of the notch 8a.

In this position of the slide, the pintles 7 will have 95 becomeentirely disengaged from the impaling posts 5 with the result that thecover and back portions of the binder can be swung into the positionshown in Figure 1. However, as soon as the pintle slide is released, thespring 16 acting against 100 the shoulder 15a of the slide will forcethe same rearwardly until the shoulder 11 on the lock spring yoke 10will engage the shoulder 12 of the notch 8a. In this position of theslide, the pintles '7 will bridge a portion of the notches 4 as shown inFigure 2. The pintles '7 are inclined at the forward edges as indicatedat 7a with the result that they may be automatically thrust forwardlywhen brought into engagement with the impaling post 5. With the pintleslide in the position shown in 11 l pintles will snap the same forwardlyin order to pass the impaling posts, and as soon as the pintles '1 comeinto registry with the apertures spring 16 will automatically draw thepintle slide` rearwardly and engage the pintles with the aper- 10 turesin the post. This automatic engagement of the pintle 7 with the post, 5will of course be only partial but by manually pushing inwardly on thepintle slide 8, the pintles '1 may be brought into full engageme t withthe impaling posts 5.

It will beappreciated that the spring lwhen put under compression by theforward movement of the pintle slide will act automatically to push thepintle slide inwardly a predetermined extent when released by theoperator. This predetermined extent to which the spring 16 may autointleslide is equal to the matically operate the extent oi the notch 8a.slide 8 maybe withdrawn until the shoulder 11 strikes the shoulder 13and when the pintle slide is released, the spring 16 willautomatically-push the pintle slide inwardly a distance equal to thelength of the notch 8a. 'I'his distance will partially project thepintles 'la across the notches 4, whereby such pintles may gaged withthe impaling posts without the necessity or any hunting action.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details oiconstruction may be varied through a wide range without departing 3ifrom the principles of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purposelimiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by theappended claimsv I claim as my invention:

1. In a record binder embodying a plurality of impaling posts havingapertured ends, a cover member having a casing with notches forengaging,said apertured' ends, a p' tle slide in said casing 'havingpintles for engaging said apertured outwardly a predetermined 'extentfor disengaging said pintles from said irnpaling posts, and means forautomatically projecting said pintles a predetermined distance inwardlywhen said slide is released for the purpose set forth.

2. In a record binder having a plurality of impaling posts withapertured ends, a cover member having a casing with notches for engagingsaid apertured ends, a slide in said casing having pintles for engagingsaid apertured ends, means for retracting said slide for disengagingsaid pintles from said apertured ends and resilient means for drawingthe slide inwardly a predetermined extent when the same is released bythe operator for causing said pintles to partially bridge said notches,said pintles having sloping ing posts withapertured ends,

be automatically en-- under compression when said slide is pulledoutends of said posts, means for drawing the slide ends whereby saidpintle slide may be automatically actuated when the pintles are broughtinto engagement with said impaling posts for the purpose set forth.

3. In a record binder having a plurality o! impaling posts withapertured ends, a cover member having a casing with notches for engagingsaid apertured ends, a pintle slide in said casing for engagingsaidlapertured ends,and yielding means for partially positioning thepintlesot said slide in said notches.

4. In a loose leaf binder embodying a plurality of impaling posts withapertured ends, a cover member having a casing with openings forengagins said apertured ends, a slide in said cas-A ing having pintlesadapted for engaging said impaling posts and resilient means forpartially engaging said pintles with said posts when said casing ismoved into engagement with said posts.

5. A record binder having a plurality'of impala cover member. having acasing with openings for receiving said apertured ends, a slide in saidcasing having pintles for engaging said apertured ends,l slide having anotch of a predetermined extent, a. member having'a shoulder engaging insaid notch, said pintle slide having a shoulder spaced from saidnotoh,.a spring mounted in said casing for engaging said slide shoulderand being put not wardly and effective for automatically retracting saidslideapproximately the distance of said' notch for partially projectingthe pintles across said openings.

6. In a record binder embodying a plurality oi no apertured impalingposts, a cover member having a casing with notches for engaging saidposts, a slide having pintles within said casing for engaging saidposts, means for limiting the inward and outward movement oi said slide,yielding 5 means, put under -compression when said slide is pulledoutwardly and effective Ior retraoting said slide a predetermined extentwhen released by the operator for partially projecting the pintles ofsaid slide across said notches. said pintles m having bevelled endsadapted lfor engagement -by said impaling posts for shifting said slideoutwardly, said yielding means automatically pulling said slide inwardlyfor engaging said pintles with said apertures when the same arein're'gis- 125 try with said pintles.l

7. In a record binder embodying a plurality of impaling posts havingapertured ends, a cover member having a casing with notches for engagingsaid apertured ends, a slide having pintles within said casing forengaging said apertured ends, and resilient means for partially engagingsaid pintles with said apertured ends when said cover member is movedfrom open to closed position.

WILLIAM lB. WHITE.

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